{"id":1989384,"date":"2023-08-03T04:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T08:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-been-indicted-multiple-times-can-any-of-his-2024-gop-rivals-capitalize\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T04:35:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T08:35:45","slug":"trump-has-been-indicted-multiple-times-can-any-of-his-2024-gop-rivals-capitalize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-been-indicted-multiple-times-can-any-of-his-2024-gop-rivals-capitalize\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Trump&#8217;s 2024 GOP rivals benefit from his multiple indictments?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-has-been-indicted-multiple-times-can-any-of-his-2024-gop-rivals-capitalize%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1989384&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former \u2062President Donald\u2064 Trump Faces Third\u2064 Indictment, Shakes Up Presidential Cycle<\/h2>\n<p>Once again, former President Donald Trump has upended\u200c the presidential cycle with a grand jury unveiling a third indictment against him. This latest \u2062indictment, revealed on Tuesday, accuses \u200cTrump of alleged efforts to overturn the \u200c2020 presidential cycle \u200band the Jan.\u2062 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Rivals Forced to Respond<\/h3>\n<p>Instead of focusing on the campaign trail and the upcoming Republican \u200dNational Committee primary debate, Trump&#8217;s rivals were forced to respond to the \u206345-page \u200dindictment.\u200b The charges against Trump include conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to \u2063obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of\u2063 and attempt \u2062to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;What would \u2064be the next challenge you would throw at \u200bTrump? He&#8217;s been \u200cconvicted of \u200cessentially a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-been-indicted-multiple-times-can-any-of-his-2024-gop-rivals-capitalize\/\" title=\"Can Trump's 2024 GOP rivals benefit from his multiple indictments?\">rape made disparaging comments<\/a> about women for years and years and years,&#8221; veteran University of Georgia political \u2062scientist Charles Bullock told the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite\u2064 these legal problems, Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rivals-seize-on-early-stumbles-as-campaign-gets-underway\/\" title=\"DeSantis' opponents capitalize on initial missteps during campaign start.\">front-runner status<\/a> in the 2024 race \u200dremains \u2062strong. His rivals&#8217; lack of a cohesive response further solidifies his position as the \u2064leading candidate. \u2062It seems that \u200dTrump may \u2063be unstoppable in his third quest for the White\u2062 House, regardless of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-suggests-charges-imminent-in-documents-case-as-his-lawyers-meet-with-doj\/\" title=\"Trump hints at charges in documents case as lawyers meet with DOJ.\">legal drama surrounding<\/a>\u2062 him.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Base and the Lack\u2063 of Trust in Government<\/h3>\n<p>Katon Dawson, former South Carolina Republican Party chairman, points out\u2062 that Trump commands 40% of the \u2063Republican base. This percentage is significant because it aligns\u2063 with the portion of the base that expresses a lack of trust in the government. This lack of trust has played into Trump&#8217;s hands, \u200bas he capitalizes on the disillusionment felt by many Republican voters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Trump is prone to make a big enough mistake to put a question mark \u200dinto that hard 40% base,&#8221; Dawson\u200b said. \u2064&#8221;My advice is, you know, you can&#8217;t help that happen. It&#8217;s going to have to be self-inflicted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Legal Problems Continue<\/h3>\n<p>As the 2024 primary progresses, Trump&#8217;s legal problems are far from over. In\u200d addition to the ongoing investigation into his alleged efforts to\u200b overturn the 2020 election, Trump also faces a trial for \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-calls-legit-criticism-of-corrupt-fbi-violence-but-we-werent-born-yesterday-2\/\" title=\"FBI Director Calls Legit Criticism Of Corrupt FBI \u2018Violence,\u2019 But We Weren\u2019t Born Yesterday\">mishandling classified documents<\/a>. These legal challenges\u2062 do not seem to deter his supporters, as he maintains a significant lead in the polls.<\/p>\n<h3>Divided Responses from\u2064 the 2024 Field<\/h3>\n<p>The 2024 field has \u2062been split in their responses to Trump&#8217;s legal problems. While some candidates, like Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Tim Scott, criticize \u2064the &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of the Justice Department, they are far from dethroning \u200bTrump&#8217;s dominance in the\u2064 Republican primary. Trump leads the field with 53.9% support, while DeSantis and Scott trail behind at 18.1% and \u20633.1%, respectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential for Change in Polling<\/h3>\n<p>Hayes Dent, a Republican consultant who does not support Trump, cautions that polling can change rapidly, \u200bespecially with the influence of social media. However, Dent believes that a core element of\u2062 the Republican primary voters remains \u2064loyal to Trump, making it difficult for other candidates to challenge his nomination.<\/p>\n<h3>Long-Shot Candidates and \u200bTheir\u200d Strategies<\/h3>\n<p>Vivek Ramaswamy, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">long-shot candidate<\/a>, has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department for not responding adequately to a Freedom of Information Act request. He seeks transparency in the\u2063 communication between the Biden \u2063administration, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and the special counsel \u200binvestigating\u200d Trump&#8217;s indictments.<\/p>\n<p>Another long-shot candidate, Ryan Binkley, \u200bviews Trump&#8217;s indictments as a distraction and focuses on presenting\u200d a\u2063 new message to Republican \u2062voters. Despite\u2063 the chaos surrounding Trump, Binkley believes that the major issues concerning voters are not impacted\u200d by these legal problems.<\/p>\n<h3>Critical \u200bCandidates and Their Opposition to Trump<\/h3>\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Vice \u2063President Mike Pence, and former\u2062 Texas Rep. Will Hurd have chosen \u2064to criticize\u200b Trump as\u200c unsuitable for the presidency. They believe that Trump&#8217;s\u2063 actions and behavior disqualify him from holding the highest office in the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s \u200bFuture and the Nixon Comparison<\/h3>\n<p>While Trump&#8217;s critics struggle to sway\u2062 his supporters, Katon Dawson \u200dcompares Trump to former President Richard Nixon. Dawson recalls how the base initially supported Nixon but eventually \u2062turned against him due to\u2063 the overwhelming evidence of \u2063wrongdoing. Whether Trump will face a similar fate\u200b depends on solid evidence that he cannot defeat President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ongoing legal battles and divided responses, Trump&#8217;s dominance in the 2024 race remains strong. Only time will tell if his legal\u2062 troubles will have a significant impact on his \u2064quest for the nomination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has disrupted the presidential cycle by facing a third indictment for his alleged involvement in overturning the 2020 election and the Capitol riot. Instead of focusing on the campaign trail, his rivals for the nomination are now dealing with this new development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1989385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1989384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1989385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}